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Quantum Mechanics (A Ladybird Expert Book) (Hardcover): Jim Al-Khalili

Quantum Mechanics (A Ladybird Expert Book) (Hardcover)

Jim Al-Khalili

Series: The Ladybird Expert Series

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What is quantum mechanics? Learn from the experts in the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES A clear, simple and entertaining introduction to the weird, mind-bending world of the very, very small. Written by physicist and broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Quantum Mechanics explores all the key players, breakthroughs, controversies and unanswered questions of the quantum world. You'll discover: - How the sun shines - Why light is both a wave and a particle - The certainty of the Uncertainty Principle - Schrodinger's Cat - Einstein's spooky action - How to build a quantum computer - Why quantum mechanics drives even its experts completely crazy 'Jim Al-Khalili has done an admirable job of condensing the ideas of quantum physics from Max Planck to the possibilities of quantum computers into brisk, straightforward English' THE TIMES Learn about other topics in the Ladybird Experts series including The Big Bang, Gravity, Climate Change and Evolution. Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible and authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history and culture. For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years.

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Imprint: Michael Joseph
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: The Ladybird Expert Series
Release date: 2017
Authors: Jim Al-Khalili
Dimensions: 178 x 120 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 978-0-7181-8627-2
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Quantum physics (quantum mechanics) > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Physical chemistry > Quantum & theoretical chemistry
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LSN: 0-7181-8627-3
Barcode: 9780718186272

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